Butch Carter, Toronto Raptors
Butch Carter joins the show to talk coaching, leadership and basketball. There are some great things in this interview that will make you a better coach and change the way you look at some very basic things. We get into why you need to prepare for all 14 or 15 people involved in the game not just the 10 players, we crunch some numbers on the importance of winning the first and third quarters, we talk about why you need to practice your transition game way more than you probably do – get away from standing around in the half court during practice.
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Butch Carter Topics
03:50 Why is Butch Carter a good developer of young players?
06:03 Was there a developmental difference between Tracy McGrady coming straight out of high school and Vince Carter who had three years at college?
07:08 The reason you need to focus more on your transition game than anything else.
08:56 Record your practices, there is no better way to communicate your intentions with your players and show them their actions.
09:39 Evaluate your players based on scenarios to maximize their success and your team’s success.
10:33 What intrigues Butch Carter about the analytics side of basketball?
12:35 The guys discuss why and how to focus on winning the first and third quarters. According to Butch Carter, in the NBA it leads to victory 83% of the time.
17:33 Adaptability and flexibility within your substitution patterns.
19:27 Butch Carter’s lessons learned from coaching the Toronto Raptors.
20:45 Discussing FIBA rules and the different challenges or opportunities it possesses for coaches.
26:00 The benefits of practicing in the same gym all the time.
27:12 Butch Carter discusses starting his new league, the Canadian Basketball League and something he misses about coaching.
32:46 Will the increased number of Prep schools in Canada help the development of the Canadian game?
34:08 Butch Carter’s biggest coaching influences and mentors.
38:28 Five guys from Carter’s Indiana Hoosiers team became NBA head coaches or general managers.
40:59 Coach Carter shares a funny story about getting under Vince Carter’s skin.
FULL COURT PRESS
43:36 Do you prefer offense or defense?
43:40 Favorite visiting gym to have played or coached in?
43:48 Hardest working player you’ve ever coached?
43:53 Highest IQ on a player you’ve ever coached?
43:58 Best coach you’ve ever played for?
44:03 You’re up three with five seconds left and your opponent has the ball, do you foul or let it play out?
44:16 You’re down one with five seconds left, who are you drawing up the play for?
44:26 If you could spend one day as an assistant to any coach, past or present, in any sport, who would you choose?
45:01 What do you like watching more NBA or NCAA basketball?
